Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 1:23 AM AKDT (09:23 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-12 09:23:29 UTC
Depth
32.3 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.733° N, 150.067° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.9Central Alaska · 1542 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.823 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.012 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.02 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.511 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.714 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.746 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.723 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.616 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.24 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.86 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.92 km SW of Beluga, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.12 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.60 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.749 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.621 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.717 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.54 km ESE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.520 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.68 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.215 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.323 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1533 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.516 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.84 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 54 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.527 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.81 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8
  35. 1.66 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.75 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1530 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.113 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.92 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.727 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.58 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.919 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.74 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.86 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1529 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.618 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.514 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.913 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.215 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.022 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1528 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.16 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.841 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.66 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.116 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.813 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1525 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.814 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 767 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.724 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.312 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.98 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.67 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.421 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.9Central Alaska · 1545 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.59 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.540 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.820 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.531 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.445 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0228vc7vgf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.